Bandage package



L.. D. ABBOTT 2,806,593

BANDAGE PACKAGE Filed Feb. 17, 1955 Sept. 17, 1957 u lav/MMM@ ATTORNEYUnited States Pater BANDAGE PACKAGE Lewis D. Abbott, New York, N. Y.

Application February 17, 1955, Serial No. 488,762

Z Claims. (Cl. 206-63.2)

The present invention relates to improvements in surgical dressings, andit relates more particularly to an irnproved surgical dressing and aprotective envelope therefor which may be opened simply and easily topermit the application of the surgical dressing at any -desiredposition.

The present application is a continuation-in-part of copendingapplication Serial No. 440,170, led lune 29, 1954, and relating to abandage package, now matured into U. S. Patent No. 2,752,038; issuedlune 26, 1956.

It has long been conventional to package surgical dressings individuallyin order to protect them from external contamination before application.In recent years, it has become a common practice individually to packagea strip of adhesive tape carrying a surgical dressing such as a gauzepad or compress, either treated or untreated. These individuallypackaged adhesive tape carried dressings are widely used domesticallyyand for first aid purposes and are usually self-applied. Such being thecase, it is necessary that the dressing be easily removed and appliedwith a minimum of dexterity and with little exposure of the dressing perse prior to application. However, individually packaged surgicaldressings of this type have heretofore been characterized by theircomplex-ity and diculty of employment and application. The opening ofthe containing envelope is usually awkward, and separate operations aregenerally necessary to remove the adhesive and the protective materialsbefore the dressing may be applied. Another disadvantage of theconventionally packaged dressing is its generally untidy arrangementfrom the standpoint of the number of separable elements which mustultimately be disposed of when the dressing portion is removed andapplied.

It is thus a principal object of the present invention to provide animproved packaged surgical dressing.

Another object of the present invention is to provide an improved,individually packaged dressing including an adhesive tape carrying a padand a disposable envelope protectively covering the dressing.

Still another object of the present invention is to provide an improved,individually packaged first laid dressing characterized by itssimplicity and ease of application.

A further object of the present invention is to provide an improved,individually wrapped first aid dressing including a gauze pad mounted onia strip of adhesive tape and packaged in a disposable envelope andcharacterized in the ease of removal of the dressing from the envelopeand its subsequent application.

A still further object of the present invention is to provide animproved, individually packaged first aid dressing including an adhesivetape carrying a lcompress or the like, and a sealed protective envelopeenclosing the dressing and characterized by the dressing being easilyremovable from the envelope and readi'ed for application, leaving theopen envelope disposable as a `single unit.

Other and further objects Iof the present invention will become apparentfrom a reading of the following description taken in conjunction withthe accompanying drawing, whereinice Figure 1 is a perspective view,partially broken away, of an improved individually packaged first aiddressing illustrated in closed condition and constituting a preferredembodiment of the present invention;

Figure 2 is a perspective view illustrating the application of the firstaid dressing to a finger;

Figure 3 is a sectional view taken along line 3 3 of Figure 1.

The present invention broadly contemplates the provision of a packagedsurgical dressing comprising a pair of superimposed panels separablysealed along their confronting edges to define an envelope, .a strip ofadhesive tape having a dressing positioned on the adhesive face thereof,said tape being disposed in said envelope and having an end thereofseparably secured to an end of one of said panels, the interior face ofone of said panels having a non-adherent surface -confronting theadhesive Isurface of `said tape.

In accordance with a preferred embodiment of the present invention,there is provided a long strip of a frangible material foldedtransversely at substantially its mid-point to define a hinge separatingthe strip into front and rear panels. An adhesive tape carrying asuitable dressing ton its adhesive face has its opposite adhesive-freeface superimposed upon the rear panel and is narrower than said panel.The free end of the rear panel is folded over to engage the end of theadhesive tape remote from the panel hinge.l The inner face of the frontpanel is coated with a band of material non-.adherent to the adhesiveface of the tape. The two panels are sealed along their side edges andalong aline inwardly of their free ends to form a sealed venvelopehaving finger tabs, the non-adherent band confronting the adhesive faceof the tape.

Referring now to the drawings which illustrate a preferred embodiment ofthe present invention, numeral 10 generally designates a strip offrangible material such as paper or the like provided with a transversefold line 12 intermediate its end-s defining a hinge and dividing thestr-ip 10 into a front panel 14 and a rear panel 16. Strip 10 is coatedor otherwise provided o-n its inner face with a thin layer 18 =of anon-adherent material, said layer 18 extending to the ends of the strip1i) and being spaced yfrom the side edges thereof to provide thenoncoated longitudinal borders 20, 20. The non-adherent coating may beformed of polyethylene, polytetraiiuoroethylene or other suitablesubstance which will not adhere to the adhesive surfaces of theconventional adhesive tapes.

The surgical dressing, per se, consists of a strip 22 of adhesive tapeformed of a woven fabric or plastic backing having a llayer of adhesiveon a face thereof in accordance with conventional practice. A suitabledressing 24 which may be a gauze pad, compress or other dressing, eithertreated or untreated is positioned on the adhesive face of the tape 22.The tape 22 is no wider than the non-coherent coating 18 and issuperimposed upon the rear panel 16 in registry with the coating 18 itsadhesive free face confronting the panel 16 and the ends of the tape 22extending substantially to the hinge 12 and to a point short of the freeend of the rear panel 16. The free end of the rear panel 16 is foldedover to engage the corresponding end of the tape 2-2. and to define afinger tab 26. The front and rear panels 14 and 16 are folded along thehinge 12 t-o confronting relationship, san-dwicliing between them thedressing carrying adhesive 22. The `side edges of panels 14 and 16 aresealed to eac'h other by a suitable cement .or in any other conventionalmanner and the portions of panels 14 and 16 remote from hinge 12 arelikewise sealed to each other along a line spaced from the free ends ofthe panels to complete an envelope fully enclosing the dressing carryingtape 3 22 'and providingginger:.tabsr26 and 28 respectively. Tabs 26 and28 facilitate the opmeningmof the envelope, tab 26 engaging an end ofthe tape 22 as at 30, and being h-eld following the opening of theenvelope.

In- .employing -the a present improved packaged dressi n g, thenger tabs426?:ande28fare graspedbetweenthethurnb and index-ngerOte-each:handtandfspreadto separatewthe f panels 14 and16-t0zopenpositionfas illustrated rinfligureV 2 Yof the drawing., Tape224 and; dressing- Zeewill :follow bytab 26,.-.the adhesivezxfacefothef.tapef;221 beingeasily separable fromV the non-adherent ycoating orsurface-:15s

The dressing24fis\:themapplied tothetinjured area, suchsecurementtherzetot.- Taba-2.6` will automatically open during`applieat-ion of. tape.-22 .by pullingrtheenvelope in a directionVawayjfrorn,tape-ZZ/-lto permit'full detachment: ofthetapefromtheenvelope -andcompletion of the It is apparent from thatnumerous v'alterations and, omissionspmay be lmade'v without departing`fromthe .spirit Ythere-of; For example, the envelopemay ybecompletelyfformed of a non-adherent material such aS `Polyethylene and'the r enclosure ofthe envelope etfected bygthevusual heat sealingmethods.

Having .,describedmy invention,fwhat I claim anddesire to secure byLetters Patent is:

1. A packaged vsurgical dressing comprising-an envelope: formedrof -astrip of 'frangible :material formingrst and second panels and foldedalongfatransverse axis. to. deneffa hinge-therebetween,. said first-and:second panels zbeingf '41J arranged `n iconfronting relationship` andhaving their abuttinggside `edges sealed to each other, a strippfadhesive tape `carrying a dressing and disposed in said envelope, an endof said tape being removably secured to an end portion of one of saidpanels, a free end of one of said panels being folded over to engage acorresponding free end of said adhesive tape, said panels being sealedto each other along a line inwardly spaced-frornrthe ends of said panelsremote from said hinge to seal said envelope and provide a pair of ngertabs, the-innerfaee-of-said panel which confronts the adhesive.face,.ofsaid :adhesive-tape having a surface non-adherent to said adhesive face.

2. A packaged surgical dressing comprising anenvelope formed of a stripoffrangible material forming first and second panels and folded along atransverse axis to define a hinge therebetween, said rst and secondpanels being arranged in confronting relationship and having theirabutting side edges sealed to each other, a strip of adhesive tape`carrying a-dressing and disposedin said envelope,

an -end of said tape beingefremoved' secured-to anfend'* portion-of oneof 'saidfpanelsy said panels bei-ngsealed to each other along alinelinwardly-sp aced from the Yends of said panels remote fromsaid'hingetoseal; said envelope f panel which confronts the adhesivefaceofsaid:adhesive` tape havinga coating-of aenonadherentmaterial which extendsbetweenlinessshortmf the edges =of-=said' panel'.

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